The Panthers took advantage of three Piedmont errors for unearned runs. The Panthers also scored twice on wild pitches. The Panthers committed four errors in the game, but only one led to two unearned runs.

Robby Williams (3-2) went six innings to get the win. He allowed six hits, three runs but only one was earned. Williams walked three and struck out five. Trevor Tullock pitched the final three innings to get his first save of the year.

Piedmont loaded the bases in the first and second inning but came away with only one run.

In the first, Panther third baseman Robbie Shelton made a diving stop of Kevin McConnell's grounder to start a double play as a run scored. In the second, the Lions loaded the bases after two out with a walk and back-to-back singles. Williams escaped the jam by getting Kyle Davis to fly out.

The Panthers tied the game in their half of the second inning. David Miller led off with a single. He stole second, moved over to third on a ground out and scored on a wild pitch.

The Panthers took the lead for good with three runs in the third inning. Derek Hooper had a one-out single and eventually scored on a wild pitch to put the Panthers up 2-1. Miller and Brent Kinsey added run-scoring singles to make it 4-1.

The Panthers built their lead to 7-1 with two runs in the fourth and another in the fifth. Hooper and Eric Heath had back-to-back doubles in the fourth. Craig Mobley led off the fifth with his first triple of the season and scored on Kinsey's ground out.

The Lions picked up a pair of unearned runs in the sixth to cut the Panthers' lead to 7-3. The Panthers got a run in the sixth and two more in the seventh to close out their scoring.

Hooper led off the sixth with a single. He later scored on Miller's sacrifice fly. In the seventh, Robbie Shelton and Miller had back-to-back RBI singles to make it 10-3.

The Panthers had 12 hits in the game. Hooper led the way with four hits and scored four runs. Miller had three hits and drove in three runs.